Ropar, September 1
A survey conducted by the Ropar Agriculture Department revealed fall armyworm pest had damaged maize crop on over 4,500 acres from 50 to 100 per cent in Nurpur Bedi. The damage in the district is set to increase as a survey in
the Anandpur Sahib and Nangal areas has also started.
Total 21,000 hectares in the district are under maize crop. According to Ropar chief agriculture officer Avtar Singh, due to the attack, more than 75 per cent of the crop had been damaged in 2,053 acres in the Nurpur Bedi block. The damage in 2,508 acres had been noticed between 50 per cent and 75 per cent, he added.
Similarly, the damage was between 25 per cent and 50 per cent in 858 acres while loss up to 25 per cent of the crop had been noticed in 452 acres. DC Sonali Giri said she had written to the state government to get a special girdawari conducted to assess the crop loss due to the attack. — TNS
Pests damage maize on 4,500 acres in Ropar
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